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Author

Diamandis, Peter H., author.

Title The future is faster than you think : how converging technologies are transforming business, industries, and our lives / Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler.

Publication Info.	New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
	Š2020

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	338.064 D541f 2020	---	Billed

1 copy being processed for Axe Acquisitions Order.

Edition	First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description	xiii, 365 pages ; 24 cm.
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Series	Exponential mindset series
	Diamandis, Peter H. Exponential mindset series.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-347) and index.
Summary	A blueprint for how our world will change in response to the next ten years of rapid technological disruption. The authors investigate how exponentially accelerating technologies will impact our daily lives and society as a whole. They probe the science of technological convergence and how it will reinvent every part of our lives, including transportation, retail, advertising, education, health, entertainment, food, and finance.
Contents	The power of convergence. Convergence ; The jump to lightspeed : exponential technologies Part 1 ; The turbo-boost : exponential technologies Part 2 ; The acceleration of acceleration -- The rebirth of everything. The future of shopping ; The future of advertising ; The future of entertainment ; The future of education ; The future of healthcare ; The future of longevity ; The future of insurance, finance, and real estate ; The future of food -- The faster future. Threats and solutions ; The five great migrations.
Subject	Convergence (Economics) -- Popular works.
	Technological innovations -- Economic aspects -- Popular works.
	Technological innovations -- Forecasting -- Popular works.
	Technology -- Social aspects -- Popular works.
	Convergence (Economics) (OCoLC)fst00877202
	Technological innovations -- Economic aspects. (OCoLC)fst01145010
	Technological innovations -- Forecasting. (OCoLC)fst01145025
	Technology -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01145202
Genre/Form	Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
	Informational works. (OCoLC)fst01919930
	Informational works.
Added Author	Kotler, Steven, 1967- author.
	Simon and Schuster, Inc., publisher.
ISBN	9781982109660 hardcover
	1982109661 hardcover
	9781982109677 paperback
	198210967X paperback
	9781982109684 electronic book